The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-21
At moNTEAGLE.
The Close OF the Summer Schools
Their Success.
rieulum Pleasant and Pf0nt.
able-NetabIe People.

lsrKoIAL coRRxsrcspESoK OF TER APPEAL
MosrKAoLE, Tenn, August 49,
The summer schools, an important
factor in the best interests Of Mont.
eagle, closed Thursdsy. The report
Of the chairman OF the schools COM
mittee showsd the greatest activity in
them, and q number In attendance,
2SS, creditsble and significant OF great
future results for our section OF Coun.
try. ] suppose l should say quarter
section, for certainly there has been
represented here at least one.iourth of
the States and Territories OF tbs Re
public. The attsodants are teacher
students, who, released flom duties,
come up here to find, not only in
struction merely, but to exchange
ideas and to meet those who, in the
same lines OF life, can help them to
higher plains or more successful
levels. Lectures, concerts, excursions,
conferences, readings, recitsle, social
gatherings, music, fessting and fast
ing, praising and Rrumbling, coming
and going have filed tae days one by
one. We have been very dusty Ia the
long drouth, but rain in quantity fell
last night and the reireshiDg green
ness Of every tree and shrub testifies
to the reviyifJing influences upon q
thirsty earth. The platform has been
filled by succession OF speakers, some
Of them OF world wide repu a,ion
Frank Beard, the famous cAricaturis!
Of the Judge, the chalk talking neral.
let, the merrieet Of testers and most
truthful OF teachers, spent a week here
delightipg the children at the
8 o'clock period and Offering the
older ones food for reflection In mis-
more carefully prepared lectures at IL
o'clock. Miss Lydia Won Fruhe stein,
q Syrian, OF Jerusalem, lectured two
evenings on "Homes and Haunts OF
Jesus. or C1untry-Town Life in Pals
tine and Domestic and City Life in
Jerusalem" She gave us some notes
In private conversation that proved
interesting TO those who saw her
character zations, and may tatisfy a
fancy to know more Of real y great
and good woman. She had been q
me IN Der OF the Chuich OF the Strangers,
In New York City, DIR. Charles Dsems,
pastor. A woman OF great magnetic
force, and also Of the strongest con-
victiOne In her Christian faith, she
found q etrsnge interest aud indigns-
! ton aroused In her mind and heart
by Robert Iugersol's perveIsion
Of the meaning Of Scripture.
These feelings found vent In eloquent
deDuacia,ion or in explanations OF fig
ures and types helpful TO the inquirsIs
who applied 10 her ae native. miss
Won Ffuhsls, Elm, why do you not
reach the general public by giving the
substance OF your views Of the truth to
them through lectures p said DIR.
Deems one osy. So the determine
ton was taken and the work begun.
The stage efisc'e were charmirg in al
the tcenes. Ths costumes we're accu.
rate representations Of native gsrbe.
Rich Damascus fabrics Of silk we're
worn. The interior Of house, the
drees Of man and woman, maid and
servant, we're given with truth TO life.
Mics Won FTuhelstein is tall,
finely proporioned, has an ex.
cellent, clear and peculiarly pleas
ant voice, sings well, AID has had
almost every trace OF accent taken
RIM her speech. Sic lie linguist Of no
mean attainment, and witbal has the
inspiration Of belief that sheis called
10 q work Ia the mission field impcs-
sible TO oil otherwise. / was worth a
long journey 10 zee and hear this
woman OF Jerusalem tell tho story OF
every cay IN the city Of cities.
We had come hne exhibitions OF fire.
works tso Friday evenings, aud aeon
cert that was very happily arranged
TO TepTese mt day at Monesgle' Tbs
jubilee, an overture, was dawn, the
Bob White's peculiar whistle inter.
Iuptipg the melodies Of morning.
There we're morning prayer, the noon
lecture,twiiignt prayelB, rec cation and
the lee ura afterwards, and lights cut
81 bugle call. The orchestra Is a hne
one, aud plays faithfully and regular
ly. Ats o'clock every afternoon az the
pavilion on the mall groups gather al
the hour Of music. Some very hne
elections are rendered.
| Ga Sundays We have foil day NJ.
ways Wo ssrsioes and vesper Il song
aud the sunday school ie attended by
about 400 ladies' gnd gentlemen, boJf
and girls. The elocutionsTy Tecitalf
4 the schools were very p easant af
fairs. Misc Lee Ida Gaiues, OF For
Smith, Ark, director, and Mrs. Ewing
Of Baltimore, Md, attisiani, gave two
rtcitatioLs, which were followed bJ
tableaux Ia which a large number u
the ladies here presented part
"Chaucer's Dream Of Fair Woman
was the thread upon which the pre-
senta ions were hung. Elder T. L
Matthews, OF Lexington, Ky, deliy
cred with excellent voice aud pufpoe,
his lecture on "Ths Spirit and Pac,
OF Wit and Humor In Life" on Tues
day, August 10th. At 8 o'clock tbi
zane day ths Hon. L. I. Taliafero, o
B rminghAm, read paper on Dickens
} bis char .cter, life and writings
The speaker was fall OF appreciation
OF his topic. He gave but q lew yivi'
bits from the works to signiiy rs'he
. han explain, and closed with an clio
qurnt Iibute TO a philanthrop.st who's
|. mistakes and msiOltunes we're hi
, Own, but who're works aud words Rr
oure.
Prof @. L. Bolton, Of Cleveland, o
! who has g stereopticon Of great powel
presented the first Of I've lectures oI
, "rha British Isles OF Todly." lie b.
: ssu By showing us New YoIk harool
. tho stue q Liberty, q steamship,
' chip n fte, e,o. lie then took % {
. Londonderry, acfOsa the leland 0
a Liverpool. touched the topic Of "a
> day-HJmo Rule-gtvo us Panell'
4 picture, visited tire q is6u'e palaoa q
. windtor aud the tomb Of tue Dlohe,
/ Of Ken and Of er Gladstone had bes
/ pre- ented TO ~, made some CONNER
y upon Parnelrs great prototype, wnlc
|. was enoored, and oloaed wit
!. euloRy Of EDglapd's get
4 Queen. Dr. T. A. Atchison, Of Nal
o VILE, delivered lecture ON hygien
at II O'Clock todsy, which was We
r. ceiyed. Tonight, Londor, "a
gorld's metropolis, will DO given wit